Hey guess what? I've played both! So I can compete!
Gears of War:
Pros: Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore, and lots of blood.
Blind fire over cover
3rd person
Cons: Confusing Story
Halo:
Pros: 4-Player Split Screen(which includes 4-Player Split Screen online)
1st person
Better understandable story
Cons: No sprint until Reach
"Slow" feel to combat, especially if no vehicles and large map
Lags ALOT on X360, and I mean on the Single Player!
The two games don't seem to compare well, as they are on the same system and are different genres. 3rd Person vs 1st Person isn't too comparable. I have only played Gears of War 1 so I based this off of Gears of War 1 vs Halo 3, as that would be a little more fair, as they were around the same time.
The thing though with Halo is the multiplayer aspect. If you have 3 friends over, you can play a 4-Player split screen match offline or online. Gears of War however only has 2-Player split screen if I remember right.
Halo also has a better, and to me a more understandable story. There are even a bajillion books about Halo out. I can remember some events from Gears of War, I just don't know why they happened...
This was from only playing these games on a X360 at my dads, which I go to every other weekend, too
I say Halo 3: ODST wins though, as there was no competitive n00bness in it, and your aren't an overpowered Spartan. And the sense of humor
